Dear visitors,

welcome to the web site of the Regional Development Agency of Slavonia and Baranja d.o.o..

These pages have been created for you, so you would be able to reach relevant information about work and activities of your and our Agency. At the same time, we offer you the information on projects from Osijek-Baranja County (their description and value) which have been applied for grants within pre-accession programmes of the EU. The information includes data on projects completed, nominated, accepted, in the process of evaluation. You can also find information on open calls for proposals, as well as other posibilities and sources of financing.

It is the vision of our Agency to be the link between public, private and civil sector in building up of strategic partnerships in application and implementation of projects that contribute to raising of life standard on the territory of Slavonia and Baranja. Our mission is promotion of regional development through available EU funds as well as other international funds, according to the priorities set out in the Regional operational plan, and attracting foreign investors to our territory.

We are oper for all your questions and suggestions

All the best,

Trully yours,

Stjepan Ribić, ph.d.

Director

Founders

The Regonal Development Agency of Slavonia and Baranja ltd. for international and regional cooperation was founded by the decision of the City Council of the City of Osijek on December 21, 2005. It was registered with the Court of Commerce on February 8th, 2006. In December 2006, the County Osijek-Baranja, as regional self-government entity became equal shareholder of the company and on January 18th 2007 new Company Agreement was signed, as legal basis for the activities of the Agency. The Agency was established with the objective of creating an operating entity serving as instrument of development for the region with emphasis on european integration and attraction of foreign investments.

City of Osijek	County Osijek-Baranja

Aktivities

The main activites of the Agency are: technical and advising support in programmes of international and regional cooperation; exchange of information aiming at regional development and creation of local, cross-border and international networks; promotion of the territory; support to development programmes including public-private partnerships, direct investments and joint ventures; mediation in cooperation with national and international financial institutions; attraction of direct foreign investments (FDI); building up institutional capacities; technical assistance to local authorities in application of project proposals meant for financing by pre-accession funds of the EU, etc.

The Agency manages the Representation office of Slavonia and Baranja in Brussels (Rue Montoyer 18/B, 1000 Brussels, Belgium). This office provides the presence of the City of Osijek and County Osijek-Baranja in the very haert of the European Union.

The registered activities of the Agency:

- market research, polling (public oppinion survey)
- feasibiliy study, business plans and investment elaboration
- technical assistance and consultancy in programmes of international and inter-regional cooperation
- informing and consultancy services
- advising,(except tax and investments)
- promotion (advertising and publicity)
- elaboration of programmes and projects for uban and rural community through systematic enterprise
- participation in public-private-partnerships, direct investments, joint ventures
- mediation in cooperation with domestic, international and foreign investment institutions
- representationof foreigh companies
- professional assistance to local self-governemtn units in elaboration of project proposals to be funded by pre-accession funds of EU and other funds